2. There are more specialists now than 10 years ago

In the last 10 years there has been growth in the rate of specialist supply, from 110 to 132 per 100,000 population. Specialists working as clinicians increased from 19,043 in 2004 to 28,403 in 2014.

3. Anaesthesia is the most common speciality

The five most common specialities account for 38.7% of clinician specialists. Anaesthesia is the most common with 3,775 or 13.3% of clinician specialists followed by psychiatry, Diagnostic radiology, General surgery and Specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist.

4. The number of female doctors is increasing

The proportion of women employed as medical practitioners has increased steadily in the past 10 years. In 2014, women made up 39.4% of the medical workforce. There are substantially more men in the older age groups and more women than men in the 20-34 age group.

5. Average age gap between men and women is decreasing

The average age of men is 48 in 2014 and has been relatively steady since 2004. The average age for women is 42 in 2014 however the average age gap over this period has narrowed slightly from 6.8 years in 2004 to 6.1 years in 2014.

6. Working hours have remained steady but on average, men work longer

7. About a third of medical practitioners gained their qualifications overseas

66.4% of employed medical practitioners said they obtained their initial medical qualification in Australia. Among those who obtained their qualification overseas, those who qualified in India was the largest group followed by England and New Zealand.